Rotary explosive-engine.



PATENTD NGV. 2s. SEHGLM I A. MONTAN 65 J. ROTARY EXPLOSIVE ENGINE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE14.1907.

-rel'eienec heing had to the.

DOLE MONTAN AND' JosErH YsEHoLiiI, '0F 'NEWARK,` NE massiv;

JosEi'ii h`i:iioi..\i, citizens of the United Sintes. residing at. Newark, in the' 'count-y of lEssex :ind State ol New Jersey, have invented eci-tain new and usel'ul iniproveinentsin vRotary Explosive-Engines; and we do herehy dechire the following to he a hill, clear, and exact description ol the invention, such as will enahle'others skilled in the art t0 which it appertaiiis to infilie and use. the sinne,

- dra wings, :ind tio ligures of reference marked lion.

This invention rehites to a novel construction of internal eoinhnstiotrengine that einf ploys a pziii' ol' pistons mounted in .the opposite. ends oi' a c vlini'ler, the cylinder being fast., the pistons hy their reciprocatin causing the rot at ion o1' a case or cover lwhich sur# rounds the cyiinder and is connected with Y' thereon, which foi-in a part ol this specifica- 15 the i l ri ve-slnti't l'he invention further consists of -a 'rotar v engine of this kind that einploysthe usual cooling ineens for the cylinder, and one that insures-an even constant Contact hetween vthe ends olthe pistons and the cains in the easing, on which the pistons operatie, to pre- -vent any pounding or rattlingwhen the en- Agine is in inolioii. f

further object of the invention is the rotatalile casing that is'drivenlhii,r the' pistons and actuales thein in turn to draw'ii'i a inixture in the engine or-,c vlindei', after the old charge has heen exhausted, this casing also providing .a iin-ans for. nninl'ially operating the engine to start it.

'lhe invention is illustrated in the accoin` paiiying drawings, in which Figure t is .i. view halll in elevation and `halfon line Iv l, iii Fig. 2, showing thc engine and a. I'orin'oi support. `Fig. isfa similar `-view looking at the engine or niotoi l'roni the.

top. lf`ig. 2i is a central cross-section on Fig. 1, and Fig. l is a detail view ofthe. ine-chain ism for operating the exhaust; valve'ol' the motor. Fig. 5 is'a dingrnininatic view of the oiling device of the engine.

ln the drawings, we illustrate a support. or.

liaise 111 which is not necessarily of the contour and design illust-rated.:A On one. side ol' the liaise l() is a standard 11 willi a crownpiece 12 ehtinping lit-tween' tliein the transverse portion 13 ol the c vlinder 1-t, which is thus held rigidly in place in its relation with accompanying' PQOTQARY- EXPLOSIVEQENGINE. j

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'side ol' cach piston, andjt Paie-nien Nav'. 26,11%?.

the hase portion. 'f ...The tran verseportion 13 ot` the. cylinder hns in fopgriing 115,011 one side,

ngeil .in the-u linder 14, elle in en-rh endrinid they operate. in

opposite directions when a charge is between the. pist( ilescri'hgdfthe piste rollers ,19, on .the

weert te; vmembers-12 1 of the inotor. together hy means c..e1 1,m..p la.tc 20 is nigd a centra-l ridge 25 which p'rq'i'viiles a grinfor.tlienianuul mig-niptilu-tion of theinoto r, tl`ius`s tar t ngfforirqi'iar.

.eglises the pis- .ai-gaiiifiii'ulgat', the

tlie .e n t s ide of the ensing, iuisesfthe bel l-rra'nk 2 ,ii the/exhaust port 3 4 el' thetraiis gpg vinn of the-cylrntii-r: 'Pineau 41.0.1111 .wir wlwilliilf'revehition, aiid afeluiiigeliiisfjiy. liziusted, the'v pi. '0115,' gde, expelftlie charge. 0n the neitQuarter.,rvolution, cuius 35, one on eucli'sjde oft.

heinside 'of .the casing, iigage tl'ie, rolle 6,. one; on ,each

uin which operates, by suction, n. ii'i ii le.tvalye 37, inthe inlet 3S u f the portion 1 3, to adniit the charge tje benext'cxphided. 0n the last quarter turn, the canpplateglt) pushes.. .Onftlic rollers ltlf'to 'fll'isli'tli' the charge is ce'pipr ers IJ are j ust it ging'oyf'eil, he. points. on the cuni plete, the sparker nits the-charge and another revolution 'of Etlie, cnsing is started. The easing riunstriiefiiiui smooth i b v 'reason of 'the rollers IQ -on the transverse portionl 13 j of fthe cylinder 14, preferably traveling on hardened steel rings'. ()n the. other side of the lcylinder is 'a. small lue' 11, between which arid the 'casing are the rollers 42. 'The' casii U has a hub 43 thereon on the. side opposite t ie inlets and outlets of the cylinder, and the hub acts. to secure a.A

fauses a -viicuniiiplate 2O onf.

revolution, fand the carried by a centrifugal'force, will be fed or forced'intothe ipesf i s engine 'as one explosion for every pistons working in the 'saine .cylinder causeza positive com ression of the charge, and on the outwar thrust .malte an even distribution of power to the casing. The stationary cylinder allows ofa cooling of thecy'linder, -and the-rotatable casing can' be grasped and operated by hand to start the motor. The casingalso acts as a y-wheel to sustainthe revolution ofthe n iotor, bei ff made heavy 'enough on its periphery to the oliice of a flywheel.

aving thus; described our invention,

` what we claim iszv.io

1; Amotor comprising a support, a cylinder fixed thereon, istons o eratng in the opposite ends of-t e cylin` er, a rotatable casing mounted on the cylinder and entirely inclosing the same, and means for driving the casing from the pistons. i

motor comprising a support, a cylini der fixed thereon, pistons operating in the.

- op osite ends" of the cylinder and Aadapted A A to eactuated by the saine charge, a rota- -le casingmounted on the cylinder and entirely mclosi the cam to operate it.

3. A motor comprising a support, a. cylinder fixed thcreon,'pistonsoperating in the opposite ends of the cylinder and adapted to.

be actuated by the saine charge, a rotatable casing mounted on the cylinder and' ex`1- tirelyinclosiiio the saiiic,`a cam in the casing,

a roller on eac i piston to engage the cani to operate t,.a second set o'l'jcams, and means for actuating the pistons from the second cams to cause, tho admission of gas to the cylinder.

4. A motor comprising a support, a cylinder having a transverse portion secured to the support, the cylinderhaving a cooling chamber with openings 'through the transverse portion, the transverse portion also having inletaiid outlet ports to""thecyl inder,- pistons operating in the op osite ends of the cylinder, a casing rotata l)v arranged on the cylinder and entirely iiiclosing the same, and mechanism for rotating` the casing from the pistons.

5. A motor comprising a support,' a cylinder having a transverse portion secured to the support, the cylinder'liaving a cooling chamber with o ienings through the-trans verse portion, the transverse portion aiso having inlet aiid outlet ports to the cylinder, valves in the inlet and outlet ports, a casing rotating Aon the cylinder and entirely in-.

closing the\ same, pistons operating'in the opposite ends ofthe cylinder, mechanism .for actuating the. casing from the (pistons,

and the istons from the casing, an for opemng the exhaust valve on the alternate vmovement of the pistons. toward each other.

` 6. A motor coiiiprisinga support, a cylinder having a transverse portion secured. to the support, the cylinder having a cooling chamber with o enings through the transverse portion, t e transverse vportion Lalso having inlet-and outlet 'ports tothe cyliiider, valves inthe inlet and outlet ports, a- 'casing rotatably arranged on the cylinder and entirely'inclosingl the same, a piston in each end of the cy'nder, mechanism'- forl rotating thecasing bythe reciprobation of operative connection fronithe cani to the exhaust valve for openigthe exhaust .valve on the alternaife movement o f the plstgnsz 'toward each other. .u 7. A motor comprising a support,- a.- cyllnf der haviigal .centrally `located portion'secured to the. support', a vpiston-in so, the pistons, `a cam on the casing, and "an each end of 'the-cylinder 'and adapted-to' compress acharge of gas-betweenfhem and adapted to have the charge; exp tween' them, a casingerranged .to rotate on the cylinder `and entirely' .finclosing the om the pistons.

der having a centrallylocate transverse portionsecured to. the support, a. piston-in each endof 4the cylinder and.I adapted to compress a' charge of gals between them and adaptedto have' the v tween them,v a. casing' arranged to rotate on the cylinder and entirely inc osin a cam on thecasing, and a -rol ern'oneach `piston to bear onthe cam to rotate the casgil. A motor comprising a sup ort a cylinder'having a centrally located transverse portion secured to the support; a piston in each end of the cylinder and adapted' to same,'n.nd mechanismfor' rotating'th casing the saine, Aa camin the .fr

casing, and a rol er on each piston to engage- 8. A motor comprising a support, a cyliIi-.

charge:- exploded. be .Y

thesame,

compressa charge of gas between them and adaptedto have the charge exploded between them4 `a casing arranged to rotate on the cylinder, a cam in the casing, a roller on each pistonto Joperate the Acasing by bearing on the earn, aset of cams on the' sides or the casing, and rollers 'on the pistons to engage the second cams to pull the pistons apart. i I 10. Amotor coiiiprisingasupport,acylin ies.

der havinga transverse portionl sec'igred of pistons therein operatingin opposition,`

the transverse portion having inlet and out' 4let ports, Valves in the inlet and'ouxtlet being operated vby ports; 'the inlet valve `suction, mechanism connected with the casind for mechanically operating the exhaust valve,l cylinder andits transversev portion and en;

' tirely inclosing the cylinder, a cam in the I casing, a roller on each piston to operate the cainto rotate the casing, a second set oi cams in the casing, rollers'on the pis tons to be operated by the lsecondv set' of cams to vdraw the pistons apart, the casin being adapted lto act as a ily-wheel to sustain the rotation of the motor, a shaft connected 4with the casing, a bearing for the shalt secured to the support, and4 a sparking device in the transverse' portion of the-cylinderand projectinginto the cylinder between the pistons. Y A

1l; A motor comprisin a support having a standard anda cap, any inder with a trans# lverse' portion rigidly secured between the standard and the cap, the cylinder having a -p'air of pistons therein Working in-opposi tion,` the cylinder having a cooling chamber With passages 'passing through the transportion, the transverse *portion also I'having valved'inlet and outlet ports comwhich the casingis adapted-to rotate, the

' rollers being arranged torotate Aon the transnv l'verse portion and on municati'ng Witlithe cylinder, a lug on the side opposite to the `transve casing enveloping the cylinder, rollers .on

the lug of the cylinder,

u i @and mechanism to rotate the casing from the pistons. 12. A motor comprising a support, a cylinder having atransverse portion fixed in the support, a'casing mounted to rotate. on the lixed 145 transverse portion of the cylinder and incloslngthe cyllndenashaft mounted on the support and'being attachedto the casing on theside opposite the 'transverse portion,

. pistons in the'cylinder,

rinthe casing for operating the casing and the' l:pistons in the cylinder, and mechanism With-- in the easing foroperating the casing'and the shaft from the pistons. Y'

13. A motor comprising' a support, a cy1- Vinder having'a transverse portion iiXed in the support,- a casing mounted to rotate on the fixed transverse portion oi the cylinder and inclosing the cylinder, ashaft mounted on the supportand being' attachedtothe casing o'n the side opposite the .transverse portion,

shaft from the pistons, the casing being made of halves' forming an annular joint.

a casing'adapted Ato rotate on the,

rse portieri,l a' having a proximityto the inner surface and mechanism With- 14; Amotor. coinpri sing 'af support, a ,cyl-

inder having a transverse portion tixedirl the support, a casingnrounted to rotate on the -iixed transverseportion of thecylinder a'n-d- .in'closing the cylinder, a shaft mounted on the' support and being attached to the casing on` the side opposite the transNersel portion, pistons in the cylinder, and mechanism Within the casing for operating the casing and the shaft from the pistons, the vcasing having means on its periphery providing ior its manual manipulation to start the engine.

l5. A motor comprising a support,` a cylinder having a transverse portion `fixed in the support, a casingmouuted to rotate on the iixed transverse portion ol the cylinder and inclosing -the cylinder, a shaft mounted ou the support and being attached to the casing the side opposite the transverse portion,

in the casing for operating the casing ano the vshaft from the pistons, the casing having an embracing the cylinder and rotating on the transverse portion, rollers on the ends of the pistons, a earn plate clamped between the split portions of the-casing and adapted to be engaged by' the rollers onthe pistons, and pins passi through the casing and the cam plate to loc the cam plate against rotation in the casing. f

18. A motor comprising a fixed cylinder, a casinginclosing the cylinder land adapted casing from the cylinders, the casing being `adapted to contain oil, a vset of oil pipes inthe cylinder having their inlet ends in close and bent in opposition to the normal direcL tion of rotation ofthe casin In testimony that'we claim the foregoing,

'We have hereunto set our hands this 13th day of June, 1907.-

' ADoLr. MoNrAN.

' Josnrn snHoLM.

Witnesses: WM. H. CAMFIELD, E. A.. 4litem.

8O pistons in the cylinder, and mechanism Withl lto rotate thereon, means `for operating the V lio of the casing 

